XML External Entity vulnerability in libexpat 2.2.0 and earlier (Expat XML Parser Library) allows attackers to put the parser in an infinite loop using a malformed external entity definition from an external DTD.
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Advisories
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DLA-990-1 | expat security update |
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DSA-3898-1 | expat security update |
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EUVD-2017-18171 | XML External Entity vulnerability in libexpat 2.2.0 and earlier (Expat XML Parser Library) allows attackers to put the parser in an infinite loop using a malformed external entity definition from an external DTD. |
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USN-3356-1 | Expat vulnerability |
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USN-3356-2 | Expat vulnerability |
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USN-4825-1 | Coin3D vulnerability |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T17:02:43.627Z
Reserved: 2017-05-26T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-9233

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-07-25T20:29:00.220
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2017-9233


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